In mango crops, many farmers in Cam Lam District, Khanh Hoa make mango cakes to earn more in their leisure time.
In mango crops, many farmers in Cam Lam District, Khanh Hoa make mango cakes to earn more in their leisure time.
During the past month, Nguyen Thi Be’s family in Bai Gieng 2, Cam Hai Tay Commune have been busy with making mango cakes. This is also annual work of her family in mango crop. Each day, her family processed about 1 quintal of mangoes to produce more than 10 kilograms of mango cakes. This crop, mangoes bore fewer fruits, so her family didn’t have enough mangoes to make cakes, the she bought more from other places. With the mango cake of VND40,000/kg, her family can earn VND200,000 a day after expenses. According to Be, the cakes should be made from Canh Nong mangoes to have the best taste. Last year, Be’s family produced 500 kilograms of mango cakes. Some local families made even 1 ton of mango cakes. Be said. The price of mango cakes las year was only VND25,000/kg.
Another family is Le Tai’s. His family has made mango cakes for 20 years. His family also earn more income from this job. A local named Phung Thi Thu Huyen, told us that this time many families in Cam Hai Tay Commune start making mango cakes from 2 am every day. When the sun rises, they put the mango cakes in the sunlight to dry them.
Some people say that making mango cakes is like taking care of a small child because they stay busisy all day in the sun. Therefore, most of the mango cake makers are farmers, mainly mango growers. Mango cakes not only are favorite of local people, they are also local gifts travelers often buy for their relatives or friends.
Nguyen Lai, Chairman of Cam Lam District Farmers’ Association, making mango cakes is an extra work of local farmers in leisure time, earning extra income for them. This is a way to process mangoes with long use time when the fruits ripened profusely and vigorously.
Tieu Mai
Translated by T.T
